Im using Sygate - which isn;'t bad - as it has all the good features on it and you can see if someone is taking action to get into any ports - anyway - im told there is better out there.

 

Any suggestions ?

 

Ta.

Firewalls are [censored], they are preventing me getting Yahoo mail and MSN.

Zonealarm is what I got.

 

Its DAMN good...my brother uses it aswell and he is a computer genius...he built my PC and HIGHLY recommends zonealarm.

 

You get a free 30 day home trial then its 1 payment of £24.99 I think.

CreamyC said:

Firewalls are [censored], they are preventing me getting Yahoo mail and MSN.

 

Unlucky.

 

Ginge - I had zone alarm - but imo - its [censored].

Yup... A nice Watchguard Firebox Vclass solution....

 

http://www.watchguard.com/products/vclass.asp

 

Oh, you mean a personal firewall? If you're on broadband, grab a router/gateway from the likes of Linksys - you'll have a hardware solution (which is by definition better than a software solution*. It will also, if setup correctly, protect at the place immediately after your broadband router (modem).

 

* NB, this obviously depends on the funcionality available from solutions you choose to compare!

Mr_Ginge said:

Zonealarm is what I got.

 

Its DAMN good...my brother uses it aswell and he is a computer genius...he built my PC and HIGHLY recommends zonealarm.

 

You get a free 30 day home trial then its 1 payment of £24.99 I think.

 

Zonealarm?

 

Wouldn't touch it with a bargepole!!!!

 

But that is prolly more of a personal-strange-whim that techies are prone to... A hardware solution would be much better in any case...

 

Maria - I meant to say, if you're on dial-up instead of BB, grab an old 486, connect your modem to that, and use FREEsco. On a write-protected floppy, this is the next-best thing to a hardware solution...

Maria said:

Ginge - I had zone alarm - but imo - its [censored].

 

I aint got no problems (or had any problems) with it.

 

I think its pretty damn good.

Bukey said:

Yup... A nice Watchguard Firebox Vclass solution....

 

http://www.watchguard.com/products/vclass.asp

 

Oh, you mean a personal firewall? If you're on broadband, grab a router/gateway from the likes of Linksys - you'll have a hardware solution (which is by definition better than a software solution*. It will also, if setup correctly, protect at the place immediately after your broadband router (modem).

 

* NB, this obviously depends on the funcionality available from solutions you choose to compare!

 

Linksys - sounds familiar to me - cheers Bukeys !

 

Will look into it in a sec

Linksys are now part of Cisco.

 

YKTS.

Bukey said:

Linksys are now part of Cisco.

 

YKTS.

 

THAT'S IT !

 

Linksys are very big in the SOHO and home networking markets in their own right.

 

I have a wireless BB router/gateway with built in firewall... Fooking great asset... Whole network protected with a hardware solution. Only cost about £45 too...

That's not bad dude

 

Iv decided, another thing im guna learn of my own back is home networking.

 

Been in training the last 3 days in work as im "moving over to broadband". But I aint. Well, I may have to untill I find myself another job ASAP.

 

But anyway, been learning [censored] loads about the wireless network, home networking, routers, configuration of DHCP, IP's, TFTP and loads more - took 2 exams today and i fecking passed aswell

 

Was shown how wireless networking works today - it's like an ariel plugged into the CPU - didnt know it was as simple as that !

I hear the best firewall is made out of bricks!

Bushy said:

I hear the best firewall is made out of bricks!

 

The best Firewall is one made entirely of fire!

Capn_Jack said:

 

 

The best Firewall is one made entirely of fire!

 

Where can I download this ?